seemed to be well understood privately. finally yesterday, secretary of state clinton talked about the specific al-qaeda affiliate aqim that implicated in the benghazi attack. saying this -- >> for some time, al-qaeda in the islamic magrab and other groups have launched attacks and kidnappings from northern mali to neighboring countries. now, with a larger safe haven, and increased freedom to maneuver, terrorists are seeking to extend their reach and their networks in multiple directions. >> asked if the intelligence community cleared ambassador rice controversial claims about benghazi, spokesman for the national security council insisted her statements were consistent with the information available to intelligence community at that time. as for the use of the word spontaneous, administration official told fox the militants in benghazi saw the events in cairo, specifically the storming and overrunning of the embassy. that in part inspirespired the t or influenced them. >> bret: i'm hearing a lot of anger privately about these close door briefings between what lawmakers are hearing